The Department of Comparative Literature is hosting a "Literature at Lunchtime" discussion of Orhan Pamuk's My Name is Red with Ohio State University Professor of Near Eastern Languages and Literatures Richard Davis. The event will take place on Friday, Feb. 20, from 1-3 p.m. in the Dwight Lounge of the Bristol Campus Center.
Pamuk was the winner of the 2006 Nobel Prize for Literature and is considered one of Turkey's most controversial writers. He has been compared by reviewers to Faulkner, Borges, Eco and Calvino. Pamuk is also said to be a writer who bridges East and West and offers insight into the complex cultures of Turkey.
My Name is Red is a murder mystery set among the miniature painters of the 16th century Ottoman court told by 12 narrators (including a corpse, a coin, and a stray dog). The book-club type discussion is free and open to the public and refreshments will be served. Attendees are encouraged to read the book in order to participate in the discussion.
For more information, contact Anna Oldfield at aoldfiel@hamilton.edu.
Pamuk was the winner of the 2006 Nobel Prize for Literature and is considered one of Turkey's most controversial writers. He has been compared by reviewers to Faulkner, Borges, Eco and Calvino. Pamuk is also said to be a writer who bridges East and West and offers insight into the complex cultures of Turkey.
My Name is Red is a murder mystery set among the miniature painters of the 16th century Ottoman court told by 12 narrators (including a corpse, a coin, and a stray dog). The book-club type discussion is free and open to the public and refreshments will be served. Attendees are encouraged to read the book in order to participate in the discussion.
For more information, contact Anna Oldfield at aoldfiel@hamilton.edu.
